Scarsdale remains the highest paying school district outside New York City for the second straight year with an average yearly salary for teachers of $116,162, figures released Thursday by a public-spending watchdog group show.

The Jericho, Byram Hills and Edgemont districts placed second behind Scarsdale with average educator salaries of more than $95,000, according to the report by the Empire Center for Public Policy.

The center, part of the fiscally conservative Manhattan Institute, posted the public information on schools outside New York City on its website. The group periodically compiles data on such topics, including local and state government salaries, pensions, and “pork barrel” spending by state legislators.

The school salary report includes regional breakdowns that identify schools and the names of 373,971 employees and their salaries; it provided no analysis of the figures. The center plans to release updated figures on New York City soon.

By region, Long Island schools had the highest average pay at $73,417; Mohawk Valley had the lowest average at $36,893. Average teacher salaries were artificially depressed by the inclusion of salaries from part-time and substitute teachers, the center said.

The highest paid school worker was the Syosset superintendent in Long Island with a yearly salary of more than $506,000.

According to the state Education Department, New York City schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott receives an annual salary of $212,614, the same figure he received when he was deputy mayor. His predecessor was paid $250,000. Senior Deputy Chancellor Shael Polakow-Suransky is paid $200,640, the department says.

Salaries paid for by taxes and other government funds are public information under New York state law….

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